Question

Change the sentence with ‘as soon as’ to sentence with ‘no sooner than’.
As soon as the moon rose, the clouds disappeared.
a) No sooner had the moon risen than the clouds disappeared.
b) No sooner did the moon rise than the clouds disappeared.
c) No sooner does the moon rise than the clouds disappeared.
d) No sooner did the moon rise than the clouds disappears.

Answer 1

Hint: ‘No sooner than’ refers to an action that takes place immediately after another action.

Complete step by step answer:
As given in the hint, ‘no sooner than’ is used to highlight the second action that takes place immediately after the first action.

‘No sooner than’ is often used with the past perfect form of a verb or the simple past tense form of the verb.
Example- No sooner than + had + past participle of the verb

In the given question: We can comprehend that the first action of the moon rising in the sky was followed by the second action of the clouds disappearing.

Let’s examine the given options-

a) We have used the past perfect form of the ‘rise’ with ‘no sooner than’. Hence, it is the correct option.
b) We have used the auxiliary verb ‘did’ with ‘no sooner than’. Hence, it is the correct option.
c) We cannot use the simple tense form of the verb. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
d) The given sentence is grammatically inaccurate. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
The correct answers are Option ‘a’ and ‘b’.

Note: In most cases, ‘No sooner’ is positioned at the beginning of the sentence, while the auxiliary verb and main verb follow ‘than’.